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Travel by the Numbers: 2014's Travel Intel Statistics

Since its redesign in March, Condé Nast Traveler has been keeping tabs on everything from in-flight meals to missed vacation days. As the year comes to a close, take a look back at the numbers, dates, and dollar signs of travel in 2014.

Travel by the Numbers: 2014's Travel Intel Statistics

Since its redesign in March, Condé Nast Traveler has been keeping tabs on everything from in-flight meals to missed vacation days. As the year comes to a close, take a look back at the numbers, dates, and dollar signs of travel in 2014.

The number of Americans who visited Mexico in 2013, according to the U.S. Office of Travel and Tourism Industries. Mexico topped the list of regions U.S. travelers visited last year. At the bottom? The African continent, with just 324,573 American tourists.

The number of riders on Amtrak across America in 2013, up from 20.9 million in 2000. That's a lot of train rides.

The number of passengers who flew through Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International, the world’s tenth-busiest airport, in 2013. Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International remained the world’s busiest, with 94,431,224 visitors.

The best day to book Thanksgiving travel in order to get the lowest fares before prices skyrocket, according to AirFastTickets.com. The online travel booking service for flights, hotels, and cruises based its research on 2013's prices and dates of purchase.

The total baggage fees collected by U.S. airlines in 2013, according to the United States Department of Transportation. Delta led with $833 million, while American Airlines and US Airways, which merged in December, pulled in more than $1 billion combined.

Number of “special meal” offerings on Delta’s flights, the most of any domestic carrier. Options include toddler, Japanese, gluten-free, Hindu, Muslim, and bland.

Estimated number of international visitors to London in 2014, making it the world’s most popular city for foreign tourists, followed by Bangkok (16.4 million) and Paris (15.6 million).

The number of seats on the Qantas A380, the world’s largest passenger aircraft, which now flies nonstop from Dallas/Fort Worth to Sydney.

The number of vacation days abandoned by Americans, according to a new study by the U.S. Travel Association. Fifteen years ago U.S. travelers averaged 20 days of vacation per year, but by 2013 that number had slipped to just 16 days.